Hey everyone!! just coming through to post my first attempt at a screen play, it was very difficult but I got through it. So let me know what you think of it alright. - Poetic Rymes
What Goes Around Comes Around
Act I Scene 1
At the Cadillac Inn Demitrus and Shawn are lying in bed.
Demitrus: Why do you want to keep us a secret?
Shawn: How many times do we have to go through this. I’ve already explained this to you.
Demitrus: Well explain it again because it’s sounding like a whole bunch of bull [rolls his eyes].
Shawn: Look Demitrus or Dymond or whatever you want to call yourself, I don’t have to explain anything to you. [Starts putting on clothes]
Demitrus: Where are you going?
Shawn: I got to go home and get back to my wife and my life. [Slams door behind him]
Act I Scene 2
Starts off in a living room. A beige plush couch sits in down right stage position; Shugah is sitting on the couch with a telephone to her ear.
Spyce: Shugah are gonna let me stay with you or not? You know Mookie put us out.
Shugah: Okay but I’m only you stay here because of my niece and nephew.
Spyce: So does it have to be like that? You can’t do it for your own sister!
Shugah You’ve already caused enough turmoil in my life I don’t need any more Spyce.
Spyce: get over yourself Shugah I never did anything too you.
Shugah: Leave all of that BS in the ghetto where you came from.
Spyce: If I recall we grew up in the same projects together, just because you married Shawn and your living good now you wanna act all bourgeois. Without Shawn you ain’t nothing but a hood rat.
Shugah: [Sucks teeth] whatever, I don’t have time to argue with you right now. Shawn just walked through the door. [Shugah hangs up the phone and Shawn goes up stairs silently]
Shugah: Hey hun, where were you last night. I waited up for you but you never came.
Shawn: I had a meeting
Shugah: All night Shawn?
Shawn: Don’t start Shug. [Doorbell rings, both stare at the door] So are going to open the door?
Shugah: I might as well I do everything else around here.
Shawn: [Mumbles under his breath] I’m getting tired of your attitude.
Shugah: [Answers the door] Spyce, kids what are you all doing here?
Spyce: Well you did say I could come what you havin’ doubts now?
Shugah: Cut the attitude Spyce. I didn’t know you were coming this early, I didn’t even get a chance to tell Shawn.
Shawn: Tell me what?
Shugah: [Swings door open with a grin on her face] that my sister and her kids will be staying with us for a while.
Shawn: Shug honey can I see you upstairs for a minute?
Spyce: So your not even goin’ to say hi to your niece and nephew Shawn damn.
Shugah: Spyce, don’t start.
Spyce: All right girl whatever you say.
[Shugah and Shawn go upstairs]
Shawn: So you started making decisions without me? You must have forgot I’m the one that works I run this!
Shugah: You know what Shawn! [Stops in mid sentence]
Shawn: What huh! Are you going to leave? Ha go if you want to without me your nothing.
Shugah: [Sighs] I’m going to feed the kids.
Act I Scene 3
Shawn is in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee at the breakfast table. Spyce enters the scene in a pink bathrobe; she opens the fridge and pours herself a glass of orange juice.
Spyce: where’s Shugah?
Shawn: [Ignores her question]
Spyce: Oh so you don’t wanna speak to me? I see how it is.
Shawn: [With attitude] She went shopping.
Spyce: You know Shawn I don’t know why there gotta be beef between us, we use to be so good. Hell we use to be together, why it got to be like this?
Shawn: Be like what?
Spyce: You know what I’m talking about Shawn, were going to have to talk about this sooner or later so don’t play dumb.
Shawn: Why do I have to talk to you about anything when you are the one who aborted my baby?
Spyce: Shawn I was going though a lot when I told you that, and I told you that I was thinking about getting one I never said I went through with it.
[Awkward silence]
Shawn: So what does that mean?
Spyce: You do the math.
[Spyce’s son Shyne walks into the room]
Act II Scene 1
In a department store, Shugah is in the dressing room trying on gowns that Demitrus picked out for her.
Demitrus: Ooh girl your looking fierce in that dress!
Shugah: Thank you boo.
Demitrus: See girl I always be hookin you up.
Shugah: Yeah you do, I don’t know where I would be without you!
Demitrus: I know right! Haha what are you getting dressed up for anyways?
Shugah: My man is taking me out for our anniversary next month.
Demitrus: I’m always hearing about this damn man of yours, when am I going to see a picture of him?
Shugah: [Takes out her cell phone and shows him a picture of Shawn.] That’s my boo! But I have to go all right bye D!
Demitrus: All right girl see you next week.
Co-worker: Ooh Dymond, ain’t that yo man!?
Demitrus:…. Um no it’s not him.
Co-worker: Mmhm.. Okay Imma leave it at that.
Demitrus: Bye boo I got to go clock out and go to Flava and mix some drinks.
Co-worker: Okay but make sure you go straight to club Flava and don’t be home wreckin on the way.
Demitrus: Whatever bye!
Act II Scene 2
At club Flava. Demitrus is behind the bar cleaning glasses. Spyce is sitting on a barstool.
Demitrus: You want me to make you a drink before the doors open girl?
Spyce: Yeah Dymond you know what I like.
Demitrus: Oh wait. Are you dancing tonight?
Spyce:
Spyce: Yeah but honey you know I got to get my drink on before I get my dance on hey!
Demitrus: Uh uh girl you trying to get me fired.
Spyce: Whatever but tell me what’s good with you and that man you was messin’ with?
Demitrus: Oh girl he trying to fake on me. He wanna keep me a secret.
Spyce: Well you know want Dymond it sounds like he is playing games, and whenever a man starts playing games you got to play them 10 times harder.
Demitrus: Yeah I feel you girl that’s why you my Flava of the week!
Spyce: Chocolate!
Demitrus: Caramel!
[Give each other a high five.]
Spyce: But look though Imma hook you up with my friend.
Demitrus: All right girl give him my number.
Spyce: I will, but let me go and get ready though it’s almost my turn I’ll call you later.
Demitrus: Bye Spicy! Ha ha
Act II Scene 3
Back at the Simmons home. Scene starts off in the basement, Shawn is down there watching a football game in his Lazyboy. Spyce comes downstairs with a laundry basket and begins to sort some clothes.
Shawn: Spyce I think you should put some clothes on what kind of example are you setting for your kids?
Spyce: First of all I do have clothes on, I’m wearing a wife beater and a pair of shorts. Second of all you shouldn’t be worried about my kids and me and 3rd of all I’m a grown woman!
Shawn: I should care if the kid is mine. When were you planning to tell me anyways?
Spyce: Shawn I really don’t want to get into this right now.
Shawn: No we need to talk about it now; it’s been long enough.
Spyce: What’s there to talk about!? Shyne is yours there! You happy!
Shawn Why didn’t you say anything before!
Spyce: [Crying] because it was already too late, we had already broken up.
Shawn: Well I mean you told me you had an abortion what you expect me to do?
Spyce: No I told you I thought about getting one and I didn’t expect for you to go off and marry my sister!
Shawn: I didn’t know you felt so strongly about it.
Spyce: Well I did and I still do.
[Shawn walks over to Spyce and softly grabs her hand they stare at each other.]
Spyce: Shawn what are you doing?
Shawn: Shhh
[Begin kissing passionately]
Shawn: Oh Damn Shugah is in the driveway hurry up and get dressed!
Spyce: Oh my God she can’t find out!
[Spyce runs in the bathroom, Shawn walks upstairs to see Shugah walking through the front door.]
Shawn: Hey Shugah are you okay?
Shugah: I don’t know. I think I’m running a fever and I’m feeling light headed.
Shawn: Have you eaten anything?
Shugah: No I don’t have much of an appetite.
Shawn: Maybe you need to go to the doctor?
Shugah: Yeah I’ve already made an appointment.
Shawn: Let me go to the store and buy you some ginger ale.
Shugah: Okay thank you babe. Hey where’s my sister?
Shawn:[Stuttering] I don’t know I haven’t seen her all afternoon.
[Shawn leaves Shugah goes downstairs.]
Shugah: Hey Spyce is that you? You okay?
Spyce: [Head in the toilet] I’m okay just go upstairs.
Shugah: You don’t sound okay and don’t mean to be nosy but you’ve been throwing up often.
Spyce: Mind your business Shugah I’m fine.
Shugah: First of all Spyce you are my business you’re my sister living in my house which makes it my business! [Puts hands on hips] now when is the last time you’ve gotten you period?
Spyce: [Shrugs shoulders] I don’t know.
Shugah: Well I’m just going to call Shawn and tell him to pick up a pregnancy test for you. [Pulls out cell phone and calls Shawn] Ugh he’s not picking up the phone. Just clean this mess up and go lay down. [Shugah begins to walk upstairs] and open up a window! It smells horrible down here. Where are your kids?
Spyce: With their father.
Shugah All right I’m going to lie down. [Closes the basement door behind her and proceeds to her bedroom]
[Telephone rings and Shugah answers it]
Shugah: Hello
Hospital operator: Hello this is Mary Walker calling from Universal hospital, may I please speak to Shugah Simmons.
Shugah: Yes this is she.
Hospital operator: Are you the wife of Shawn Simmons?
Shugah: Yes
Hospital operator: I’m sorry to inform you of the news but your husband has been in a car accident.
Shugah: oh my God!
Hospital operator: Don’t worry Mrs. Simmons he’s okay, a few cuts and bruises here and there but he’ll be just fine. They’ve just checking his vitals.
Shugah Oh okay I’ll be there in an hour.
Hospital operator: That will be just fine.
Act III Scene 1
In the doctors office
Doctor: Do you want me to tell your family?
Shawn: No I’ll do it
Doctor: I’m going to prescribe a few medications for you. And you need to come up with a list of your sexual partners to inform them of your situation. They deserve to know.
Shawn: Yeah okay.
Doctor: I’ll send your wife in.
Shugah: Oh my God baby is you okay?
Shawn: I’m fine hun don’t worry about it I just want to go home and lay down all right.
Shugah: All right I understand. [Kisses Shawn on the forehead]
Act III Scene 2
The day Shawn returns home, Shugah and Spyce go to the doctors office for their appointments and then share their results with each other back at the house.
Shugah: What the hell am I going to do Spyce? I mean here I am pregnant and I have HIV, I don’t understand how this could happen I’ve always been faithful to Shawn this makes no sense!
Spyce: Are you that stupid? He was obviously cheating on you!
Shugah: Shawn would never do that to me! Plus I don’t know why you’re acting all nonchalant about this, you in the same situation I’m in. Ha you got two fatherless kids, about to have a third one and you got the virus you pathetic.
Spyce: First of all honey who the hell do you think you are coming at me like that, I don’t know who told you that you were better than me, because obviously they lied. Oh and for the record my kids ain’t fatherless Dashiki father is Mookie, and Shyne’s father is your damn husband!
Shugah: you liar! Shawn would never touch you your disgusting
Spyce: Honey I was with him before you, and he wasn’t complaining about me last week boo boo.
[Shugah runs up to Spyce to hit her then the doorbell rings and she decides to answer it]
Shugah: Demitrus! How do you know where I live?
Spyce: Dymond is that you boo?
Demitrus: Look I didn’t come here too conversant I’m just trying to settle this once and for all.
Shugah: Boy what are you talking about?
Demitrus: I’ve been intimate with Shawn for the past 2 years.
Act III Scene 3
[Shugah and Spyce look at each other]
Spyce: If what your saying is true then Dymond your HIV positive.
Demitrus: HIV what! You better go sit down some where with that
Spyce: I’m not playing he gave it to all of us.
[Demitrus begins crying]
Shugah: So my husband went out and caught something from another man!
Demitrus: Excuse me before I met your trifling husband I never had anything don’t try to pin that burden on me!
[All begin to talk at once and argue]
Spyce: Wait a good minute why are we fighting each other we are the victims where is Shawn.
[The three of them walk upstairs and hear a noise in the bathroom Spyce opens the door.]
Spyce: Oh my God Shawn is in the bath tube he’s bleeding!
Shugah: I think he killed himself!
Demitrus: What in the world is going to happen now!
THE END
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